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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Aransas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 22,497. Its county seat is Rockport. (See List of Texas county name etymologies.) Aransas County was formed in 1871 from Refugio County.
Timeline
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| 1839 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1871 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1900 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1880 | 996
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| 1890 | 1,824
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| 1900 | 1,716
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| 1910 | 2,106
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| 1920 | 2,064
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| 1930 | 2,219
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| 1940 | 3,469
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| 1950 | 4,252
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| 1960 | 7,006
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| 1970 | 8,902
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| 1980 | 14,260
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| 1990 | 17,892
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Note: Aransas County's 1880 census boundaries were virtually the same as those of 1900-90.
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